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2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Twinless

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Twinless, 2025. Written and Directed by James Sweeney Starring Dylan O’Brien, James Sweeney, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Tasha Smith, Chris Perfetti, Susan Park, Heidi Herschbach, Teddy Van Ee, Conner Deadrick, Arkira Chantaratananond, Kody Harvard, Jannette Bloom, Cree Cicchino, and François Arnaud. SYNOPSIS:: Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an […]

2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, 2025. Directed by Shoshannah Stern. Featuring Marlee Matlin, Shoshannah Stern, Henry Winkler, Lauren Ridloff, and Troy Kotsur. SYNOPSIS: In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language […]

2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Come See Me in the Good Light

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Come See Me in the Good Light, 2025, Directed by Ryan White. Featuring Andrea Gibson, Megan Falley, Heather Mann, Emily Clay, and Bethy Leonard. SYNOPSIS: Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality. Ryan White’s documentary follows poet laureate […]

2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Heightened Scrutiny

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Heightened Scrutiny, 2025, Directed by Sam Feder. Featuring Tre’vell Anderson, Katie Barnes, Mina Brewer, Alberto Cairo, Gina Chua, Jelani Cobb, Laverne Cox, Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Ari Drennen, Eli Erlick, Morgan D. Givens, Julie Hollar, Sabrina Imbler, Alexia Korberg, Wesley Lowery, Maria, Mila, Muna Mire, Miss Peppermint, Elliot Page, Pau, Kae Petrin, Phillip Picardi, Lydia […]

Movie Review – Valiant One (2025)

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Valiant One, 2025. Directed by Steve Barnett. Starring Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, Desmin Borges, Callan Mulvey, Diana Tsoy, Daniel Jun, Jonathan Whitesell, Stephen Adekolu, Ronald Patrick Thompson, Leo Chiang, Dimitry Tsoy, Jerina Son, and Tyrone Pak. SYNOPSIS: With tensions between North and South Korea, a US helicopter crashes on the North Korean side. Now the […]

2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – André Is an Idiot

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André Is an Idiot, 2025. Directed by Tony Benna. Featuring André Ricciardi, Janice Ricciardi, Tallula Ricciardi, Delilah Ricciardi, Lee Einhorn, Nick Ricciardi, Tommy Chong, Peter Carnochan, PhD., Ryan Lee, Jason Harris, Tommy Means, Stelio Kitrilakis and Waffles (the cat). SYNOPSIS: Andre, an irreverent man, embarks on an unexpected journey after receiving a terminal diagnosis, determined […]

Movie Review – Hard Truths (2024)

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Hard Truths, 2024. Written and Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Elliot Edusah, Tiwa Lade, Jonathan Livingstone, Samantha Spiro, Sophia Brown, Hiral Varsani, and Bryony Miller. SYNOPSIS: Pansy is a woman tormented by anger and depression, hypersensitive to the slightest possible offense, and ever ready to fly off […]

2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Didn’t Die

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Didn’t Die, 2025. Directed by Meera Menon. Starring Kiran Deol, George Basil, Samrat Chakrabarti, Katie McCuen, Ali Lopez-Sohaili, Kandis Fay, Rupak Ginn, Rachna Khatau, Jhanelle Elissa, Vishal Vijayakumar, and August Redd. SYNOPSIS: As the zombie apocalypse unfolds, a podcast host struggles to maintain their dwindling audience amidst the chaos. There is a chance one might […]

Movie Review – Dog Man (2025)

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Dog Man, 2025. Written and Directed by Peter Hastings. Featuring the voice talents of Peter Hastings, Pete Davidson, Lucas Hopkins Calderon, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Stephen Root, Poppy Liu, Ricky Gervais, Billy Boyd, Luenell, Laraine Newman, Melissa Villaseñor, Cheri Oteri, Kate Micucci, Maggie Wheeler, Pearce Bunting, Max Koch, and Rahnuma Panthaky. SYNOPSIS: Dog Man, […]